I learned how to hear promptings from the Holy Ghost while shopping in the grocery store. And I still hear and recognize more promptings while grocery shopping than any other time. Maybe it's because I'm listening more closely, but I feel like I receive a lot of direction while buying food for my family. And it's not just about the food. Today I was pushing my cart along, and suddenly knew that I needed to check my phone. It was in my purse, and one of my kids was calling me at that moment, but I hadn't been able to hear it. A few moments after I finished talking, it was almost like a hand tapped my shoulder, and when I turned around I saw the battery display and remembered that I needed to buy batteries. I felt like I had my own personal guide all through the store.
Now, I know that these things could probably be explained in other ways. I heard my phone, but not enough to recognize it, just enough to remind me of it. Or I saw the batteries as I passed, and it just took me a second to register them and remember that I needed to buy some. It could all be explained away by scientific balderdash about my subconscious, but that wouldn't explain the presence I felt by my side through the entire store.
Did any of those things have huge consequences or huge importance? No. I would have just been annoyed with myself for forgetting, or for having to go back to an aisle I already went down three times before. (These things have happened many times before.) No, it wasn't important to anyone but me, but since I am loved by and important to my Father in Heaven, these things become important to him, and He helps me out as much as I'll let Him.
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